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POSTWAR SPORTS CARS: THE MODERN CLASSICS
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1601954
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eroc Dymock's story begins with the formative pre-war years - the breeding ground of Le Mans in the Twenties - and then moves on to concentrate on the era of the 'modern classics'. He covers sixty international marques, revealing the personalities behind the cars, the technical qualities that made individual models unique, and then gives an authoritative person appreciation of the achievement of each car maker. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and, mostly, b/w photos. 188 pages including index. ISBN: 0852232195. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to verso of front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper slightly faded to spine and a little yellowed, lightly scuffed.

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MERCEDES MAGIC
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1601939
Published by Prancing Tortoise Publications. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the 1989 Le Mans race. Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 0951538209. Corners bumped. Contents fine. Wrapper lightly creased at edges.

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TIFF GEAR: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF TIFF NEEDELL
Written by Tiff Needell; Jeremy Clarkson.
Stock no. 2105637
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Few have raced and driven in such a wide variety of cars as Tiff Needell, but when you add a television career that has made him famous across the world, his story becomes unique. This autobiography takes you across six decades of motorsport history from a wide-eyed little boy clinging at the fence at Goodwood dreaming of being a racing driver to a television presenter on both Top Gear and Fifth Gear. Foreword by Jeremy Clarkson. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857330895. SIGNED by author 'To Andy, Merry Christmas!!' to half-title page. Minor mark to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Some light scuffing to dustwrapper.

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A CENTURY ON WHEELS THE STORY OF STUDEBAKER
Written by Stephen Longstreet.
Stock no. 1704792
Published by Greenwood Press. 1970. Good condition.

A History 1852-1952. B/w photos. ISBN: 0837139783. Ex-Library.

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MAIN LINE STEAM
Written by Bill Sharman.
Stock no. 1704753
Published by Atlantic Publishers. 1st 1997. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

25 Glorious Years of Preservation. Large format. B/w photos. Colour photos. ISBN: 0906899761. A lovely clean bright copy.

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DIESELS IN THE COTSWOLDS
Written by Martin Loader.
Stock no. 2105312
Published by Vanguard Publications. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1900872005. SIGNED by author.

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SALOON CAR RACE PREPARATION
Written by Nigel Macknight.
Stock no. 1601778
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

How to race-prepare the types of cars other people drive to work! More than 200 technical step-by-step illustrations. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 1852604433. Name in ink to top of title page. Contents clean.

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3000 STRANGERS NAVVY LIFE ON THE KETTERING TO MANTON RAILWAY
Written by J. Ann Paul.
Stock no. 1601771
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Working Lives. Railway Heritage from The Nostalgia Collection. Pictorial card wraps. 144 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1857942124. Light rubbing to covers and page edges. Contents clean and bright.

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BRITAIN'S SMALL RAILWAYS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1704523
Published by Photo Precision. 1st 1973. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour photos. ISBN: 0859440036. Wrapper: Price-cut and edge-worn.

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RESCUE AT SEA AN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF LIFESAVING, COASTAL RESCUE CRAFT AND ORGANISATIONS
Written by Clayton Evans.
Stock no. 1601742
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pale blue boards with gilt title to spine. 296 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0851779344. Heavy bumped to spine and corners, cover edges rubbed with some surface loss. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge creased with a couple of small tears.

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MOTOCOURSE 50 YEARS OF MOTO GRAND PRIX
Written by Dennis Noyes.
Stock no. 1601740
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The official history of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1874557837. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Tiny white marks to top edge of rear cover. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is a little edge creased with a couple of tiny nicks.

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CONQUEST OF SPACE AND TIME: THE HIGHWAY
Written by Edgar B. Schieldrop.
Stock no. 1704495
Published by Hutchinson & Co.. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

Conquest of Space and Time series. Road and road traffic problems internationally. Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine and small vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w photos. viii and 248 pages including index. Spine lightly faded and a little cocked. Edges rubbed. Text block ligthly browned and a little grubby. Heavy foxing to endpapers. Light page edge browning. Slight musty odour present. Contents generally clean.

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